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EDITORIAL: Irrigators deserve water

Editorial & Letters|Tuesday, Apr 13 2010     2 comments | Free article|Subscribe for full access

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People love their gardens, particularly people who lavish hours of care and attention on their pride and joy each week.

With increased water availability, it makes sense for the State Government to ease watering restrictions for domestic gardeners.
Therefore, it also makes sense - as Member for Chaffey Tim Whetstone has pointed out – that irrigators should expect similar treatment.
Indeed, irrigators already 'own' their water and rely on it for their very livelihood, rather than any aesthetics.
When the latest allocation announcement is made this Thursday, new River Murray Minister Paul Caica must either lift irrigator allocations above 62 per cent or give a guarantee of an opening allocation for the 2010/11 water year, as promised by his predecessor.
Mr Caica says the promise was made by Mrs Maywald in her capacity as Nationals candidate for Chaffey, not as Minister for the River Murray and Water Security.
However, Mr Caica’s argument is flawed, as Mrs Maywald would have been unable to make the promise without holding a ministerial role.

COMMENTS

Why isnt the Advertiser letting the people in the city the plight of the people in the riverland and lower lakes. A small article on page 15 in the Advertiser today. Surely it deserves front page news. This state is not made up of people in the metropolitan area only. Gardens DO NOT take a precedence over someone"s livelyhood. We have a member for chaffey who cannot fight for the irrigators because he has no power and a minister of water who wouldnt have a clue what the irrigators are going thought. He will be like our premier and never leave Adelaide.

Posted by Dianne, years ago

King Mike Rann of Whatever says he cannot change the allocation of water to the Riverland as there was put in place an agenda with the Eastern States . Please note !!! King Mike is only looking after that HUGE monolith being built at Pt Stanvac . You know the one I mean . That multi Billion Dollar Monument that will be Dedicated to King Mike and All his BROWN NOSERS when he eventually stands down or A.......d out of govt non too soon . Queen Karlene didn't do much or will do any better , thats if by any reason as it is in the pipeline for her to be put into the position of running the Murray Darling Basin Water Agenda . Like every body knows The Experts in Govt really have not a clue what is at stake in the Riverland . Basically the only time any of "them" would prise themsilves out from behind their Oak Tables and actually have a good look at the said area is when there is mention of a forth coming election . But everyone knows that too well .

Posted by Bevin ( Nick ), two years ago
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